GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
discretionindividual choice or judgment
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination