GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |