GRE Word List
OSTRACIZE
to exile by ostracism
The meaning of the word ostracize is to exile by ostracism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| congenial | pleasant |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |