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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| schism | division |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |