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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| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
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| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
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| impuissance | weakness |
| hirsute | hairy |
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| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |