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.

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harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
pitfalltrap
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declivitydownward inclination
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
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cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with