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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| pummel | pound |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |