GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
rarefiedbeing less dense
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
duressforcible restraint or restriction
surmountto prevail over : overcome
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
scrappyconsisting of scraps
paraphernaliathe 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