GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garnish | decorate |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| bauble | trinket |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |