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 |
|---|---|
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| ensconce | shelter |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |