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

WordMeaning
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
implodeto burst inward
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
dallyto act playfully
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin