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 |
|---|---|
| shaving | very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade) |
| palpable | tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder |
| sodden | thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink |
| mincing | affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer |
| isthmus | narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
| fluctuate | waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
| conservatory | school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy |
