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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WordMeaning
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
miragean optical (see optical
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker