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 |
|---|---|
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| microcosm | a little world |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| sleek | slick |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |