GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold