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.

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WordMeaning
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
applicationan act of applying:
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
ricketyaffected with rickets
pryto look closely or inquisitively
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
dingydirty
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air