GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |