GRE Word List
KNOLL
a small round hill : mound
The meaning of the word knoll is a small round hill : mound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| politic | political |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |