GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| enhance | heighten |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |