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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WordMeaning
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
mediumsomething in a middle position
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable