GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
phenomenaphenomenon
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
perditioneternal damnation
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless