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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| asunder | into parts |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |