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 |
|---|---|
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |