GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| cipher | zero |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |