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 |
|---|---|
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| welter | writhe |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| rotunda | a round building |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |