GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
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| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
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| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
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| predetermine | foreordain |
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| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |