GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| implode | to burst inward |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| expatriate | banish |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| shack | hut |