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.
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| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
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| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
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| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| consort | associate |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |