GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
gapeto open the mouth wide
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy