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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dauntlessincapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless
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opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical