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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |