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 |
|---|---|
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| spare | not being used |