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
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
elusivetending to elude: such as
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
yoretime past and especially long past
remunerativeserving to remunerate
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary