GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |