GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
effluviuman invisible emanation
colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work