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 |
|---|---|
| niggle | trifle |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
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