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 |
|---|---|
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |