GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

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WordMeaning
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
concurto express agreement
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
sparseof few and scattered elements