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.

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WordMeaning
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis