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 |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| paltry | inferior |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |