GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |