GRE Word List
TENSILE
capable of tension : ductile
The meaning of the word tensile is capable of tension : ductile.
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|---|---|
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
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| quicksilver | mercury |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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