GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |