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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dynamogenerator
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
reprisala retaliatory act
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
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seedycontaining or full of seeds
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate