GRE Word List
EXORCISE
to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
The meaning of the word exorcise is to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |