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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |