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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| ramification | branch |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| clamor | noisy shouting |