GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |