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 |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| enhance | heighten |