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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| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
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| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
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