GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
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earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
tomebook
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
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floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers