GRE Word List
UNGUENT
a soothing or healing salve : ointment
The meaning of the word unguent is a soothing or healing salve : ointment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |