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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |