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 |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| warrant | sanction |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |