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 |
|---|---|
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| finished | entirely done |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
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| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |