GRE Word List
OSTRACIZE
to exile by ostracism
The meaning of the word ostracize is to exile by ostracism.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |