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.

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venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
harassexhaust