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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WordMeaning
smudgeto make a smudge on
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)