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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| eventual | contingent |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |