GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
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|---|---|
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| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
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| extant | currently or actually existing |
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