GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |