GRE Word List
TENSILE
capable of tension : ductile
The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.
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bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
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