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 |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |