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 |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| dominate | rule |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |