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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allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
gradationa series forming successive stages
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily