GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |