GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |