GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

Random words

WordMeaning
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect