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 |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| mendicant | beggar |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |