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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|---|---|
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
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| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
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