GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
passepast one's prime
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one