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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| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
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| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| outmoded | not being in style |
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