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 |
|---|---|
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |