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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WordMeaning
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
implodeto burst inward
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
cloistera monastic establishment
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)