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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|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
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| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
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