GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| fiend | devil |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |