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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| modish | fashionable |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |