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 |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |