GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
anarchyabsence of government
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
amphibianan amphibious organism
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
primto give a prim or demure expression to
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence