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 |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| spare | not being used |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
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| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |