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
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
nomenclaturename
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
belieto give a false impression of
haggardnot tamed
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect