GRE Word List
INSULARITY
narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula
The meaning of the word insularity is narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| certitude | certainty |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
| bulk | size or volume (esp. when very large); main part; Ex. The bulk of the work has already been done; ADJ. bulky: having great size |
| obsessive | related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively |
| habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
| sleight | dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks |
| perpetual | everlasting |
| demolition | destruction; V. demolish |
| mollify | soothe an angry person |
