GRE Word List
OSTRACIZE
to exile by ostracism
The meaning of the word ostracize is to exile by ostracism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |