GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| microcosm | a little world |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |