GRE Word List
ENCLAVE
a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
The meaning of the word enclave is a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| garnish | decorate |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| replicate | duplicate |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |