GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| declivity | downward inclination |