GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |