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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |