GRE Word List
TENACIOUS
not easily pulled apart : cohesive
The meaning of the word tenacious is not easily pulled apart : cohesive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| rightful | just |
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| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |