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 |
|---|---|
| categorical | absolute |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |