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 |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |