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
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
foregoto go before : precede
copiousyielding something abundantly
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awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
solventable to pay all legal debts
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity