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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WordMeaning
adjurationa solemn oath
desiccateto dry up
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
capsizeto cause to overturn
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''