Crushing the leaf releases a pungent oil that deters most insects but attracts a single species of beetle.
揉碎叶片会释放出一种刺鼻的油，驱走大多数昆虫，却引来某一种甲虫。
Which choice best defines “pungent”?
C — Sharp in taste or smell; caustic.. “pungent” means Sharp in taste or smell; caustic..
Which word means “Sharp in taste or smell; caustic.”?
D — pungent. “pungent” means Sharp in taste or smell; caustic..
pungent — Sharp in taste or smell; caustic.. In Chinese: 刺鼻的;尖刻的.
pungent is pronounced //ˈpʌndʒənt//.
Crushing the leaf releases a pungent oil that deters most insects but attracts a single species of beetle. (揉碎叶片会释放出一种刺鼻的油，驱走大多数昆虫，却引来某一种甲虫。)
sharp, acrid, biting — all close in meaning to pungent (Sharp in taste or smell; caustic.).
bland, mild — each the opposite of pungent (Sharp in taste or smell; caustic.).
Yes. pungent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pung(刺) → 呛人/尖锐。