GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| condole | grieve |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |