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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inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
surmountto prevail over : overcome
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)