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 |
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| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
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| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
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