GRE Word List
CAUCUS
a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
The meaning of the word caucus is a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| drab | slattern |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |