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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| engender | beget |