GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
detachedstanding by itself : separate
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
cessiona yielding to another : concession
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance