GRE Word List
INSULARITY
characteristic of an isolated people
The meaning of the word insularity is characteristic of an isolated people.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| concentric | having a common center |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |