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 |
|---|---|
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| implode | to burst inward |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |