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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WordMeaning
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
resignrelegate
addressto mark directions for delivery on
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo