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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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 |
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coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
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belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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