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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| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |