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 |
|---|---|
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |