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 |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
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| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
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| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| crass | gross |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |