GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
overblownpast the prime of bloom
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
flaccidnot firm or stiff
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
witherto become dry and sapless
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied