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 |
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| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
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| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
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| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
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