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 |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| inequity | injustice |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |