GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

Random words

WordMeaning
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
rococorococo work or style
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory