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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| finery | ornament |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| benison | blessing |