GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
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|---|---|
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
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| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
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| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
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