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 |
|---|---|
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| abnegation | denial |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| crass | gross |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |