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 |
|---|---|
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| diva | prima donna |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |