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

WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
cannyclever
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
egregiousconspicuous
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
flagrantconspicuously offensive
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements