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 |
|---|---|
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |