GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |