poised

Day 14Level 1

poizd

composed

exhibiting composure; self-possessed

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

calm, collected, balanced

Example Sentence:

This empire, 9,000 years before the time of Solon, was poised to invade both Egypt and Greece.

Related Words

temporary suppression

ab-uh-REY-shuhn

straying away from what is normal; temporary suppression

artificial obstacle

buh-RAHZH

artificial obstacle built across a river; an overwhelming quantity

obscene

BAW-dee

vulgar, obscene

scold

bih-REYT

to scold sharply; criticize

yellow metal

bras

any of the metal alloys consisting of copper and zinc

insincere talk

kant

insincere talk ; hypocrisy