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 |
|---|---|
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| privy | private |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |