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 |
|---|---|
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| headlong | headfirst |