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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| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| bulk | magnitude |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
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