LUSTRATION

PRONUNCIATION: (luhs-TRAY-shuhn)

MEANING: noun:
1. An act of purification by means of rituals.
2. The purging of those associated with crimes committed under an earlier regime.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lustrare (to make bright). Earliest documented use: 1614
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BLUSTRATION - the sense of impotence when your windbagging gets you nowhere

LUSTRACTION - being diverted from your goals by a pretty face

LiSTRATION - don't look now but you're about to run out of food