GRE Word List

POISE

balance

The meaning of the word poise is balance.

Random words

WordMeaning
haphappening
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
ramificationbranch