GRE Word List
TENSILE
capable of tension : ductile
The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.
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|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
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| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| reverie | daydream |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
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