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
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
sanctiona formal decree
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
ventto provide with a vent