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 |
|---|---|
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |