GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| calculated | apt |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| braid | to make from braids |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |