GRE Word List
ABLUTION
the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
The meaning of the word ablution is the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite).
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baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
politic | political |
impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
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elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
noisome | noxious |
ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
passive | acted upon by an external agency |
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