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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| cursive | running |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |