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 |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| puerile | juvenile |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |