GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |