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 |
|---|---|
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |