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
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
incognitowith one's identity concealed
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
divaprima donna
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid