GRE Word List

TENSILE

capable of tension : ductile

The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.

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thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
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crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
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