GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

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WordMeaning
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive