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
delveexcavate
diademcrown
untenablenot able to be defended
tantruma fit of bad temper
blueslow spirits : melancholy
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
reciprocateto give and take mutually
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish