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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WordMeaning
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
lacerationthe act of lacerating
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation