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 |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |