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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WordMeaning
judiciarya system of courts of law
boostto push or shove up from below
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe