GRE Word List
CASTE
one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
The meaning of the word caste is one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| bauble | trinket |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| duration | continuance in time |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| kismet | fate |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| brackish | somewhat salty |