GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

Random words

WordMeaning
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
immaculatespotlessly clean
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
emulateto strive to equal or excel
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
epica long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself