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 |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |