SAT vocabulary
Pariah
a person or group excluded from ordinary society; an outcast
Example
"After whistleblowing on his corrupt colleagues, the accountant became an isolated pariah within his industry."
Etymology
From Tamil 'paraiyar' (drummer), referring to a hereditary caste of musicians and laborers in southern India.
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