GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
blackballto vote against
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area