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 |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| paltry | inferior |
| billow | wave |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| fleck | streak |