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 |
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| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
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| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| benison | blessing |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
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