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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prosodythe study of versification
paramourlover
detonationthe action or process of detonating
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
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stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
derelictionan intentional abandonment