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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impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
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knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
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defileto make unclean or impure: such as
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punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
ferventvery hot : glowing
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
reveriedaydream