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.

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WordMeaning
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
unkemptnot combed
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family