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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| stringent | tight |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |