GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
scoretwenty