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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| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| brawny | muscular |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |