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 |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
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| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |