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 |
|---|---|
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| savory | having savor: such as |