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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |