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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |