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
fortuitousoccurring by chance
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
invoketo petition for help or support
wastrelvagabond
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside