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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WordMeaning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
dys-abnormal
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs