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 |
|---|---|
| cursive | running |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |