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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| intermediary | mediator |