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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| dissension | disagreement |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |