GRE Word List
HUMMOCK
a rounded knoll or hillock
The meaning of the word hummock is a rounded knoll or hillock.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| sibling | sib |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |