GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| haven | harbor |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |