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poised
OXFORD DICTIONARY
poised, adj.
1 composed, self-assured.
2 (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) ready for action.
1 composed, self-assured.
2 (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) ready for action.
THESAURUS
poised
apoise, arrogant, assured, balanced, calm, cocksure, collected, composed, confident, controlled, convinced, cool, decided, determined, dignified, easy, easygoing, equanimous, equibalanced, equilibrious, equiponderant, equiponderous, hovering, hubristic, imperturbable, levelheaded, overconfident, oversure, overweening, persuaded, placid, pompous, positive, possessed, prepared, proud, ready, reassured, recollected, reserved, secure, sedate, self-assured, self-confident, self-controlled, self-important, self-possessed, self-reliant, self-restrained, serene, staid, sure, suspended, symmetric, teetering, together, tottering, tranquil, trembling, unafraid, undoubting, unfaltering, unflappable, unhesitating, unruffled, unwavering, waiting, wavering, well-balanced, wobblingFor further exploring for "poised" in Webster Dictionary Online
