GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |