noun deliberate deception or trickery used for unfair or illegal advantage.The operators of the bogus charity were arrested for fraud. See the full entry

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noun scattered fragments, as after an act of destruction; ruins; rubble.The streets were filled with debris after the hurricane. See the full entry

adjective loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird’s call or a human’s voice or laugh.The crow gave a raucous cry. See the full entry

transitive verb to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion.The non-conforming teenager was ostracized by many of her fellow students.During the war, the community ostracized him for…