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 |
|---|---|
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
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| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |