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 |
|---|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| congenial | pleasant |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |