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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WordMeaning
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
abbreviateto make briefer
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
rubrican authoritative rule
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
donto put on (an article of clothing)
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament