GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |