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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
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| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |