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 |
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| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |