GRE Word List
TENSILE
capable of tension : ductile
The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.
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appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
acuity | keenness of perception |
thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |