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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |