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 |
|---|---|
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| swill | wash |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |