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 |
|---|---|
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |