GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |