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
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
direexciting horror
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
citadela fortress that commands (see command
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments