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.

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WordMeaning
pungentsharply painful
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale