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 |
|---|---|
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
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| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| precipitant | precipitate |