GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
dulltedious
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
ramificationbranch
steeplofty