GRE Word List
NECROMANCY
black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis
The meaning of the word necromancy is black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis.
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| clandestine | secret |
| hypercritical | excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities) |
