GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
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tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
laxloose
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effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
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