GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |