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   poised

   /pɔɪzd/

   adjective

   • 1. having a composed and self-assured manner: "not every day you saw that poised, competent kid distressed"
   • ▪ having a graceful and elegant bearing: "she had learnt from the girls at the salon how to appear perfectly poised"

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   What does poise mean?

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   What is the relationship between poised and able to carry out?

   • Being poised and being able to carry them out are different matters. The central relationship of the poem is apparently unresolved, poised between anchored commitment and undone moorings. They were now poised for the final showdown.

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   What is an example of a poised person?

   • She held the pencil poised over the paper. The company is poised for success. She seemed poised to take on the leadership of the country. Recent Examples on the Web Hathaway is Rebecca, a poised and progressive psychologist who joins the staff and instantly seduces Eileen, setting up one hell of a Christmas surprise.

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    poised: 1 adj marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action “a gull in poised flight” “George's poised hammer” Synonyms: balanced being in a state of proper equilibrium adj in full control of your faculties “perfectly poised and sure of himself” Synonyms: collected , equanimous , self-collected , self-contained , self-possessed ...