GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
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| wreak | bring about |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
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| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| executioner | one who executes |