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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |