GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

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WordMeaning
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
misadventuremisfortune
disconsolatecheerless
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
momentuma property (see property
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures