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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WordMeaning
lugubriousmournful
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
modishfashionable
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
nomenclaturename