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
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
abortiveprematurely born
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
adjacentnot distant : nearby
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts