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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
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| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
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| tome | book |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |