GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |