GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
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| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
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| untenable | not able to be defended |
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| nutritious | nourishing |
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