GRE Word List
ISTHMUS
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
The meaning of the word isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| exude | to ooze out |
| throes | pang |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |