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 |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| throes | pang |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |