GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stringent | tight |
| farce | stuff |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| hortatory | hortative |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| billow | wave |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |