GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |