GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
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|---|---|
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
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| decipher | decode |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| debonair | suave |
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| deprecate | to express disapproval of |