GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| fluke | flatfish |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |