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
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
gorgea narrow passage through land
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
legenda story coming down from the past
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death