GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |