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 |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| tome | book |
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| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| quarry | game |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
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