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 |
|---|---|
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| environ | encircle |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |