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 |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |