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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |