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 |
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| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| dally | to act playfully |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |