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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| ignite | to set afire |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |