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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mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
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construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
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