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
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| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| dynamo | generator |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |