GRE Word List
OSTRACIZE
to exile by ostracism
The meaning of the word ostracize is to exile by ostracism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |