What of this Goldfish Vocab

​What, of this Goldfish Would You Wish? Vocabulary

By David Reyes

Adjective
Something that is poignant affects you deeply and makes you feel sadness or regret.

...a poignant combination of beautiful surroundings and tragic history.

...a poignant love story.

Harry thought the sight of her was inexpressibly poignant.

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Poignant

​adjective

A wizened person is old and has a lot of lines on their skin.

...a little wizened old fellow with no teeth.

Wizened

 adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A beleaguered person, organization, or project is experiencing a lot of difficulties, opposition, or criticism.

[formal]

There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.

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Beleaguered

adjective

Someone who is fluent in a particular language can speak the language easily and correctly. You can also say that someone speaks fluent French, Chinese, or some other language.

She studied eight foreign languages but is fluent in only six of them.

He speaks fluent Russian.​

Fluent