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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amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
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decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
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queasycausing nausea
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree