GRE Word List
TENSILE
capable of tension : ductile
The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| grate | grating |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |