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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| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |