GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
consignto give over to another's care
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
scapegoata 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
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages