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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |