GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

Random words

WordMeaning
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
impenitentnot penitent
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
garnerto gather into storage