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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
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| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| onus | burden |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
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