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 |
|---|---|
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |