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 |
|---|---|
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |