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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| attentive | mindful |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| unsavory | insipid |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |