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 |
|---|---|
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |