GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
unfrockdefrock
unassumingnot assuming : modest
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
punditpandit
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
solicitorone that solicits