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 |
|---|---|
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| calorific | caloric |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |