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
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| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
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| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
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