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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |