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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WordMeaning
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
quislingtraitor
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another