GRE Word List
TENSILE
capable of tension : ductile
The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.
Random words
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|---|---|
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
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