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
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
mausoleuma large tomb
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds