GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |