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 |
|---|---|
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| rider | one that rides |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |