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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enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
aspirantone who aspires
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remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
inflateddistended with air or gas
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation