GRE Word List
PIQUE
irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity
The meaning of the word pique is irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratis | free; without charge; ADJ. |
| arsenal | storage place for military equipment |
| splice | join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N. |
| miserly | stingy; mean |
| dowdy | untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman |
| transcendental | going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| mercenary | motivated solely by money or gain; N. |
| stellar | pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance |
| ethnic | relating to races |
| shun | keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors. |
