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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| clown | farmer |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |