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
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
compartmenta separate division or section
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as