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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| clime | climate |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| queasy | causing nausea |