GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |