GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| bauble | trinket |