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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
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| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
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| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
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