GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
perditioneternal damnation
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
depravitya corrupt act or practice
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element