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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| braid | to make from braids |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
