GRE Word List
APLOMB
complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
The meaning of the word aplomb is complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |