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 |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| actuary | clerk |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| rotunda | a round building |
| amend | to put right |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |