GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

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WordMeaning
guilelessinnocent
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
rankrelative standing or position
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
constraintthe act of constraining
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
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throttleto compress the throat of : choke
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design