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 |
|---|---|
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |