GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
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|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
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| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
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| hubbub | noise |