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

WordMeaning
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
homespunspun or made at home
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
withholdto hold back from action : check
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
ensueto strive to attain : pursue