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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hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
predilection | an established preference for something |
maverick | an unbranded range animal |
frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |