GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
underhandin a clandestine manner
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
fortuitousoccurring by chance
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
dulltedious
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
convolutedhaving convolutions
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea