GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
hypochondriachypochondriacal
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident