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 |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |