GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
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anachronism | an error in chronology |
reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
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lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
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dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
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