GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| primal | original |
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| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| disport | sport |