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 |
|---|---|
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |