GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
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| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
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| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
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| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |