GRE Word List

INSULARITY

characteristic of an isolated people

The meaning of the word insularity is characteristic of an isolated people.

Random words

WordMeaning
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
belaborto attack verbally
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
beguilehoodwink
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
understateto represent as less than is the case
disengageto release from something that engages or involves