GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

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WordMeaning
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
betrothto promise to marry
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
dowseto plunge into water
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
dismissto permit or cause to leave
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering