GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| random | a haphazard course |