GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
pummelpound
refurbishto brighten or freshen up : renovate
delugean overflowing of the land by water
purveyorone that purveys