GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| welter | writhe |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| billowing | wave |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |