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 |
|---|---|
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| dominate | rule |