GRE Word List
OUST
to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
The meaning of the word oust is to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity.
Random words
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erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
urchin | hedgehog |
ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |