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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |