GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
queasycausing nausea
encircleto form a circle around : surround
accessiblecapable of being reached
filthfoul or putrid matter
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at