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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |