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 |
|---|---|
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| conflagration | fire |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |