GRE Word List
UNGUENT
ointment
The meaning of the word unguent is ointment.
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idyll | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
vilify | slander; speak evil of; N. vilification |
slacken | slow up; loosen; make or become slack |
dorsal | relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin |
blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege |
oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
gaunt | lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
mingle | mix together in close association |
archaic | antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N. |
corpuscle | red or white cell in the blood |