Vocabulary Word
Word: oust
Definition: expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting
Definition: expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting
Sentences Containing 'oust'
But what right had I to oust johnswort and the rest, and break up their ancient herb garden?
Let faith oust fact; let fancy oust memory; I look deep down and do believe."
More Vocab Words
::: understate - state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate::: gargoyle - waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
::: inflated - exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
::: implement - put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument
::: dissertation - formal essay; treatise
::: deposition - testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
::: abstinence - restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
::: exempt - not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
::: iconoclastic - attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images
::: derivative - unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.
