GRE Word List
ABLUTION
washing
The meaning of the word ablution is washing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruesome | grisly; horrible |
| outlaw | fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed. |
| facile | easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat |
| temperate | moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| protract | prolong; lengthen in time; draw out |
| rigor | severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter |
| garnish | decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
| tract | propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract |
