GRE Word List
PIQUE
to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
The meaning of the word pique is to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| addle | rotten |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |