Poised – means an object or a part of your body which is still right now but is ready to be in action at any time
E.g.- my pen was poised over the page, ready to write down the answer as soon as the bell rings.
The military forces are poised for attack.
The company is poised to face the new challenge
I am poised to take the examination this year
Are we poised for a change?
She saw a little white bird poised on a branch and fluttering its wings.
He sat with his pen poised, ready to take down the notes
Her finger was poised on the camera as she waited for them to take positions
The man across the road is poised to take down the thieves as soon as they come out of the bank
They stood their waiting, poised for action
I stood there for 5 hrs poised for some action but saw nothing not a flutter.
The suspect shows no movement, I am poised to take action
Poised to do something =------- ready to do something
Poised – another meaning is cam and controlled behaviour a balance in the way a person holds his body
Composure and dignity of manner
Balance or equilibrium
It is an evenly poised election
In an evenly poised match last night Delhi
It was a poised competition; the 2 competitors were equally matched.
He looked embarrassed for a moment and then regained his poise (composure)
Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model.
It is the confidence, dignity and poise in his personality that helped him to climb the success ladder so high, not often do you hear success stories about graft anymore. That poise in his character has helped him or given him a faculty to deal with tough and highly pressurized, situations which demand quick and fruitful results with a very small room for faults.
Graft—bribe
And hard work
After so many years of grafting finally , he has got a chance to relax and do something for himself.
Faculty-- one of the inherent cognitive (connected with thinking or conscious mental process) or perceptual powers of the mind like ability to hear thing feel or an ability to do something a particular thing
She still has all her faculties
Is he in command of all his faculties?
Are u in possession of all your faculties or senses
Are in possession of all your senses abilities or faculties
She had a faculty for inspiring confidence in people.
Studying has certainly sharpened my faculties or honed my skills.
Mental faculty
Modules
Microcosm – a small place or society or situation which has the same characteristics as something much larger
Opp
Macrocosm – a universe a large organized system considered as a whole
A universe, not as individual smaller groups
The audience was selected to create a microcosm of Indian society.
The fortunes of Indian cricket team encapsulate the story of post colonial India
Octogenarian – a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
The suspense is finally over with the octogenarian having decided to anoint his son vikramas heir( pronounced as aer)to his business empire. Taking advantage of the situation vikram also thanked his predecessor for giving him the opportunity and promised to continue his legacy forward.
Anoint – nominate as successors
