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 |
|---|---|
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |