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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extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
pontificalepiscopal attire
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
phenomenaphenomenon
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
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prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant