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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| chafe | irritate |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |