GRE Word List

TENSION

inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion

The meaning of the word tension is inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion.

Random words

WordMeaning
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
purportedreputed
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
velocityquickness of motion : speed
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)