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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| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| fell | skin |
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| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
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| clip | encompass |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |