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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| modish | fashionable |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| nomenclature | name |