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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bigota person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
psychiatrista medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another