GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
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bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret