GRE Word List
ABLUTION
washing
The meaning of the word ablution is washing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| unfetter | liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter |
| spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner |
| crest | top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird |
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| inamorata | woman whom a man loves |
| parallel | similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unparalleled |
| scapegoat | someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat |
| azure | sky blue |