GRE Word List
PROSCRIBE
to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
The meaning of the word proscribe is to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |