GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
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compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
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