GRE Word List
TENSILE
capable of tension : ductile
The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| abnegation | denial |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| cataclysm | flood |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |