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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evinceto constitute outward evidence of
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)