GRE Word List
TENANCY
a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
The meaning of the word tenancy is a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate.
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| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |