GRE Word List
EQUILIBRIUM
a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
The meaning of the word equilibrium is a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| 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) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| brink | edge |