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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| disport | sport |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |