GRE Word List
TENSION
stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people
The meaning of the word tension is stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depreciate | lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
| render | give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully |
| annul | make void |
| debase | degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement |
| gross | total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens |
| impetus | moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse |
| forebears | ancestors |
| despoil | plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village |
| stagnant | (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output |
| philology | study of language or words |