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.

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personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
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negateto deny the existence or truth of
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
deploreto feel or express grief for
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
snivelto run at the nose