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 |
|---|---|
| potentate | ruler |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |