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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| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| dart | a light spear |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| clip | encompass |