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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| inequity | injustice |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| dull | tedious |