Vocabulary Word
Word: outcast
Definition: one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.
Definition: one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.
Sentences Containing 'outcast'
It seemed to me that I had put my life in the keeping of a peculiarly reckless outcast.
of their wages, every month, into the treasury for the support of the association, whereas all the members were outcast and tabooed, and no one would employ them.
M. Cavalcanti, his father, had been seen in Paris, and it was expected that he would re appear to claim the illustrious outcast.
The fact is, then, Senor Don Quixote, that though you see me seated in this chair, here in the middle of the kingdom of Aragon, and in the attire of a despised outcast duenna, I am from the Asturias of Oviedo, and of a family with which many of the best of the province are connected by blood; but my untoward fate and the improvidence of my parents, who, I know not how, were unseasonably reduced to poverty, brought me to the court of Madrid, where as a provision and to avoid greater misfortunes, my parents placed me as seamstress in the service of a lady of quality, and I would have you know that for hemming and sewing I have never been surpassed by any all my life.
'This is the last communication, my dear Copperfield, you will ever receive 'From 'The 'Beggared Outcast, 'WILKINS MICAWBER.'
More Vocab Words
::: civil - having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic::: blunt - having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
::: gall - annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation
::: smelt - melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition
::: hover - hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
::: waggish - humorous; mischievous; tricky
::: exquisite - delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
::: dint - means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
::: aromatic - fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell
::: ignominy - deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat
