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 |
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complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |