GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| dire | exciting horror |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| doddering | feeble |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |