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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WordMeaning
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
leerysuspicious