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
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
wrenchto move with a violent twist
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
seasoneda time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness