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 |
|---|---|
| headlong | headfirst |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |