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    poised
    [poizd]
    adjective
    poised (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 learned from the girls at the salon how to appear perfectly poised"
    poise
    [poiz]
    verb
    poised (past tense) · poised (past participle)
    1. be or cause to be balanced or suspended:
      "he poised motionless on his toes" · "the world was poised between peace and war"
      • (be poised)
        (of a person or organization) be ready to do something:
        "teachers are poised to resume their attack on government school tests"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘weight’): from Old French pois, peis (noun), peser (verb), from an alteration of Latin pensum ‘weight’, from the verb pendere ‘weigh’. From the early senses of ‘weight’ and ‘measure of weight’ arose the notion of ‘equal weight, balance’, leading to the extended senses ‘composure’ and ‘elegant bearing’.
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    adjective
    1. having a composed and self-assured manner:
      self-possessed
      self-assured
      composed
      assured
      self-controlled
      coolheaded
      calm
      cool
      at ease
      tranquil
      serene
      unperturbed
      unruffled
      impassive
      nonchalant
      confident
      self-confident
      dignified
      equable
      imperturbable
      suave
      urbane
      elegant
      together
      unfazed
      unflappable
      nonplussed
      equanimous
      cool, calm, and collected
      Opposite:
      excited
      flustered
      inelegant
    verb
    1. be or cause to be balanced or suspended:
      balance
      hang
      hover
      hold (oneself) steady
      steady oneself
      be suspended
      hang suspended
      remain motionless
      hang in midair
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