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 |
|---|---|
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| niggle | trifle |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |