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 |
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| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |