GRE Word List
PANDEMIC
occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
The meaning of the word pandemic is occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| defalcate | deduct |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |