GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

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WordMeaning
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it