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

WordMeaning
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
lacerationthe act of lacerating
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
facultyability
billowwave
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle