Difficult Words: Plethora and Poignant

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Difficult Words : Plethora and Poignant

Difficult Words : Plethora and Poignant

Poignant (POIN yunt) adj: painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute

• The words poignant and pointed are very closely related and they share much of the same range of meaning.

• A poignant scene is one that is so emotional or moving that it is almost painful to watch.

• All the reporters stopped taking notes as they watched the old woman's poignant reunion with her daughter whom she hadn't seen in last five years.

• Poignant can also mean pointed in the sense of sharp or astute. A poignant comment might be one that shows great insight.

• To be poignant is to have poignancy.

Plethora (PLETH ur uh) n: an excess

• Be careful not to mispronounce this word.

• We ate a plethora of candy on Halloween and a plethora of turkey on Thanksgiving.

• Letting the air force use our backyard as a bombing range created a plethora of problems.

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