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 |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| retribution | recompense |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| omnipotent | almighty |