GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
cursiverunning
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
bevya large group or collection
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless