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
compressto press or squeeze together
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
irksometending to irk : tedious
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority