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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| shove | to push along |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |