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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WordMeaning
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
aspirantone who aspires
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
deprecateto express disapproval of
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party