GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| reckon | count |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |