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
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn