GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| enhance | heighten |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |