GRE Word List
COMPOSURE
a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
The meaning of the word composure is a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| impinge | encroach |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |