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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |