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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Word | Meaning |
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pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
shambles | a meat market |
peccadillo | a slight offense |
arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |