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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| canny | clever |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |