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

WordMeaning
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken