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
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furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
resign | relegate |
demur | to take exception : object |
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renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
denotation | an act or process of denoting |
flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |