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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| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| fauna | animal life |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |