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 |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| dynamo | generator |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| spoof | deceive |