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 |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |