GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |