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 |
|---|---|
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |