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 |
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| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |