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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
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| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| steep | lofty |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
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