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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| rotunda | a round building |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |