GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
obscuredark
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
perjurythe 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
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful