GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
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| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
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| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
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