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 |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |