GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |