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 |
|---|---|
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| trample | tramp |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |