GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |