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 |
|---|---|
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |