GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |