GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |