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 |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| ebullient | boiling |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| braid | to make from braids |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |