GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
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| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
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