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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |