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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |