GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| evenhanded | fair |
| flounder | flatfish |
| quisling | traitor |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |