poised

[poised]

If you're poised you're self possessed and in full control of your faculties. You're balanced, grounded, and ready for action.

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Adjective S.
in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the

Adjective S.
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George''s poised hammer"

imp. & p. p.
of Poise

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Usage Examples

As a system of philosophy it is not like the Tower of Babel, so daring its high aim as to seek a shelter against God's anger but it is like a pyramid poised on its apex.

Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the brunt of not one but two hurricanes, and it appears more dark clouds are poised to visit the Sunshine State.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Obama seemed poised to realign American politics after his stunning 2008 victory. But the economy remains worse than even the administration's worst-case scenarios, and the long legislative battles over health care reform, financial services reform and the national debt and deficit have taken their toll. Obama no longer looks invincible.

For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph.

Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death.