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 |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |