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 |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |