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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defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
feint | something feigned |
virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |