GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| headlong | headfirst |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| random | a haphazard course |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |