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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |