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.

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WordMeaning
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
gushto issue copiously or violently
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors