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 |
|---|---|
| distant | separated in space : away |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| hardy | bold |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| slaughter | the act of killing |