GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |