GRE Word List
UNGUENT
a soothing or healing salve : ointment
The meaning of the word unguent is a soothing or healing salve : ointment.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |