GRE Word List

OSTRACIZE

to exile by ostracism

The meaning of the word ostracize is to exile by ostracism.

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chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
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explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
depleteto empty of a principal substance
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
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sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures