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 |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| welter | writhe |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |