GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| faculty | ability |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |