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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slaughter | the act of killing |
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| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |