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 |
|---|---|
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |