GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
delusivelikely to delude
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
emollientmaking soft or supple
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream