GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| bauble | trinket |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |