GRE Word List

KNOLL

a small round hill : mound

The meaning of the word knoll is a small round hill : mound.

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meddlesomegiven to meddling
ancestryline of descent : lineage
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
antithesisthe direct opposite
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
evoketo call forth or up: such as
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language