All 4 Uses of
poise
in
The Da Vinci Code
- The delicate art of cajoler was a lost skill in modern law enforcement, one that required exceptional poise under pressure.†
Chpt 8
- Sophie had been remarkably poised all evening, but now, for the first time, Langdon saw the aura of composure beginning to crack.†
Chpt 73-74
- The Kent police were poised, just out of sight, and the maintenance man waited with his wedges.†
Chpt 81-82
- And now we are poised to carry out Saunière's legacy and right a terrible wrong.†
Chpt 99-100 *
Definition:
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(poise) calm and in control -- as in "shows poise under pressure"
and/or:
prepared for action -- as in "poised for action" -- (sometimes suspended or hovering as in "a finger poised over the mute button")
and/or:
confident and graceful in movement -- as in "the poise and balance of a dancer"