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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colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
cessiona yielding to another : concession