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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| Word | Meaning |
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| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |