GRE Word List

PIQUANT

engagingly provocative

The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.

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WordMeaning
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
firebranda piece of burning wood
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as