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 |
|---|---|
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| groom | bridegroom |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |