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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nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
esteemthe regard in which one is held
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)