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
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice