GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
fienddevil
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
connoisseurexpert
effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
purgeto clear of guilt