GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| fauna | animal life |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |