GRE Word List
INSULARITY
characteristic of an isolated people
The meaning of the word insularity is characteristic of an isolated people.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| random | a haphazard course |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |