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 |
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| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
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| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |