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 |
|---|---|
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
