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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WordMeaning
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pendulouspoised without visible support
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate