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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| opulence | wealth |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |