GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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blotchto mark or mar with blotches
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reaperone that reaps
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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
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clownfarmer
gustthe sensation of taste
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource