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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |