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 |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
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