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 |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| calculated | apt |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |