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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|---|---|
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |