GRE Word List
PUNGENT
sharply painful
The meaning of the word pungent is sharply painful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |