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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| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
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| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |