GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |