GRE Word List
ANOINT
to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
The meaning of the word anoint is to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |