GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| brawny | muscular |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |