GRE Word List
POIGNANCY
the quality or state of being poignant
The meaning of the word poignancy is the quality or state of being poignant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| overthrow | overturn |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| boor | peasant |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |