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 |
|---|---|
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| impinge | encroach |
