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 |
|---|---|
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |