GRE Word List
PIQUANT
pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help
The meaning of the word piquant is pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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cursory | casual; hastily done with little attention to detail |
satyr | half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man |
depredation | plundering; destruction |
ghastly | horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
pitfall | hidden danger; concealed trap |
beset | harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
fitful | spasmodic; intermittent; irregular |
somnambulist | sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism |
collected | composed; calm; self-possessed |
verity | quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities |