GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| contrive | devise |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |