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 |
|---|---|
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |