GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

Random words

WordMeaning
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
randoma haphazard course