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 |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
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| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| duration | continuance in time |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
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