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
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| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
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| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
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| shack | hut |