GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| puerile | juvenile |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| grotto | cave |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |