GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

Random words

WordMeaning
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint