GRE Word List
DEMOGRAPHIC
the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
The meaning of the word demographic is the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |