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 |
|---|---|
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| bulk | magnitude |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |