GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |