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 |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |