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
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
addressto mark directions for delivery on