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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |