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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WordMeaning
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned