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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WordMeaning
rama male sheep
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
forebearsancestor
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
acuitykeenness of perception
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil