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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temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
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circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
stenchstink
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination