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 |
|---|---|
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| concordat | compact |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |