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
residualremainder
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
privyprivate