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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |