GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |