GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
precipitantprecipitate
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
scourgewhip
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
unsavoryinsipid
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity