GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| cryptic | secret |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |