GRE Word List

PUNGENT

sharply painful

The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.

Random words

WordMeaning
impingeencroach
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
negateto deny the existence or truth of
rarefiedbeing less dense
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes