GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dull | tedious |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| ramification | branch |
| steep | lofty |