GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| comestible | edible |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |