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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WordMeaning
constraintthe act of constraining
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit