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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singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
ferventvery hot : glowing
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
sheerunqualified
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted