GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |