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 |
|---|---|
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| haggard | not tamed |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |