GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
decreean order usually having the force of law
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
arcadea long arched building or gallery
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil