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 |
|---|---|
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| sheer | unqualified |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |