GRE Word List
POISE
balance
The meaning of the word poise is balance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |