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

WordMeaning
plaitpleat
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice