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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| rider | one that rides |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |