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 |
|---|---|
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| spare | not being used |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |