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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
