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 |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| niggle | trifle |