GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| brawny | muscular |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |