GRE Word List

ETHNIC

of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background

The meaning of the word ethnic is of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background.

Random words

WordMeaning
significanthaving meaning
facileeasily accomplished or attained
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
primto give a prim or demure expression to
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
vacuousemptied of or lacking content