GRE Word List
PIQUANT
engagingly provocative
The meaning of the word piquant is engagingly provocative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| pitfall | trap |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |