GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fleck | streak |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| purported | reputed |