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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| amend | to put right |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |