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 |
|---|---|
| disport | sport |
| retrench | cut down |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |