GRE Word List

INSULARITY

characteristic of an isolated people

The meaning of the word insularity is characteristic of an isolated people.

Random words

WordMeaning
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
afterlifean existence after death
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
resurrectto raise from the dead
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice