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 |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |