GRE Word List
UNCTION
the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
The meaning of the word unction is the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing.
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| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |