GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
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| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
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| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
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| antithesis | the direct opposite |