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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |