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 |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| connoisseur | expert |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
