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Ablution
[noun]
MEANING:
MEANING:
a washing or cleansing of the body, especially for religious reasons
Boisterous
[adjective]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. rough, noisy; rowdy; very jolly or high spirited
2. (of waves) stormy and rough
2. (of waves) stormy and rough
Grandiose
[adjective]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. remarkably grand or important
2. grand in a pretentious way
2. grand in a pretentious way
Decadence
[noun]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. the act or process of falling into decline, deterioration
2. moral or cultural degeneration
3. excessively self-indulgent
2. moral or cultural degeneration
3. excessively self-indulgent
Echelon
[noun,verb]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. (n.) a formation of troops or military aircraft, or individuals wherein each unit is positioned somewhat to the right or left of the unit in front such that the entire formation appears like a series of stairs
2. (n.) one of several units of such an arrangement
3. (n.) any group or unit that acts in an organised or disciplined way
4. (n.) a grade or level of authority
5. (n.) (spectroscopy) a diffraction grating that consists of a series of plates arranged one after another in a stepwise manner
6. (v.) to be a part of an echelon
2. (n.) one of several units of such an arrangement
3. (n.) any group or unit that acts in an organised or disciplined way
4. (n.) a grade or level of authority
5. (n.) (spectroscopy) a diffraction grating that consists of a series of plates arranged one after another in a stepwise manner
6. (v.) to be a part of an echelon