GRE Word List
COMPOSURE
mental calmness
The meaning of the word composure is mental calmness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furtive | stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance |
| cajole | persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle |
| lackadaisical | lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid |
| amazon | female warrior |
| contrive | invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| encomiastic | praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy |
| enterprise | willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat |
| relent | become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe |
| heckler | person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech) |
