GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
bookishof or relating to books
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
declivitydownward inclination