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 |
|---|---|
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| calculated | apt |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |