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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amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
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fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
foregoto go before : precede
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
consortassociate
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people