Word Power Series

Issue - 01

ablution

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(noun)ab-lu-tion

A cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.

ablutionary(adjective)

Worshipers, who have performed their ablutions in the basement before entering the prayer hall, individually prepare themselves for participation

in the communal worship. -- Jane I. Smith, Islam in America

aborigines

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(noun)ab-o-rig-i-nes

The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.

aboriginal(noun)

The Maoris are the aborigines of New Zealand.

(plural)

The original fauna & flora of a geographical area.

ABRACADABRA

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(noun)ab-ra-ca-dab-ra

a mystical word or expression used in incantations, on amulets, etc., as a magical means

of warding off misfortune, harm, or illness.

And then the genie came out of the magic lamp after hearing, “abracadabra” from the magician.

abstemious

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(adjective)ab-ste-mi-ous

Moderate, especially in eating & drinking; temperate.

abstemiously(adverb)

Smokers tend to die younger than do their abstemious peers, by nearly a decade.

abstemiousness(noun)

abstinence

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(noun)ab-sti-nence

Any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.

abstinently(adverb)

He was proud of his abstinence from smoking & drinking.

abstinent(adjective)

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