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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| defalcate | deduct |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |