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
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
capacitylegal competency (see competence
sheerunqualified
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing