GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| devious | wandering |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |