piquant

Day 41Level 2

PEE-kunt

spicy

having a strong or spicy taste; interesting

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

pungent, flavorful

Antonyms:

dull, bland

Example Sentence:

He is known for his outspoken, often piquant political statements.

Related Words

contamination

uh-duhl-tuh-REY-shuhn

making impure in quality; contamination

leniency

KLEH-muhn-see

merciful leniency

aware

KOG-nuh-zuhnt

being fully informed or aware of

quarrelsome

kun-TEN-shuhs

causing argument; quarrelsome

cranky person

kuhr-MUH-juhn

a cranky, bad-tempered person

to depict

dih-LIN-ee-eyt

to describe or explain something in detail