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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chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
filingan act or instance of using a file
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
opuswork
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
averto declare positively
blemishto spoil by a flaw