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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underlyinglying beneath or below
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
raspto rub with something rough
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
maneuvera military or naval movement
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow