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

WordMeaning
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
hurlrush
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
convoketo call together to a meeting