GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |