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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |