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
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
knottymarked by or full of knots
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
miscreantunbelieving
nethersituated down or below : lower
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
obsessivetending to cause obsession
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound