GRE Word List
OUTCAST
one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
The meaning of the word outcast is one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah.
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| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
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| sift | to put through a sieve |
| desiccate | to dry up |
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| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |