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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| Word | Meaning |
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| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |