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 |
|---|---|
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |