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 |
|---|---|
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| demure | reserved |
| leave-taking | departure |