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 |
|---|---|
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| rift | fissure |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |