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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| warranted | sanction |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |