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 |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| demure | reserved |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |