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 |
|---|---|
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| veracious | truthful |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |