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 |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
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| consort | associate |
| nurture | training |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |