GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dint | force |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |