GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
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| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |