GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
waifa stray person or animal
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
evenhandedfair