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.

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WordMeaning
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
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indicativeserving to indicate
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
penetrateto pass into or through
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm