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 |
|---|---|
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| auroral | dawn |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |