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 |
|---|---|
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| benison | blessing |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| fauna | animal life |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |