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 |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| alleviate | relieve |