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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |