GRE Word List

HUMMOCK

a rounded knoll or hillock

The meaning of the word hummock is a rounded knoll or hillock.

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WordMeaning
hortatoryhortative
callousbeing hardened and thickened
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exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
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marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
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