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 |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |