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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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
thralla state of servitude or submission
fallibleliable to be erroneous
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summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
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stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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