GRE Word List
EQUIPOISE
a state of equilibrium
The meaning of the word equipoise is a state of equilibrium.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
