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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WordMeaning
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
laudpraise
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
predecessorone that precedes
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes