GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |