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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dodderingfeeble
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
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