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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affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
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drasticacting rapidly or violently
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
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boostto push or shove up from below
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small