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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WordMeaning
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep