GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| acetic | vinegary |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |