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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devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
convolutedhaving convolutions