Poised - Definition

adj 1: marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for
action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised
hammer"
2: 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 face of trouble" [syn: collected,
equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained,
self-possessed]