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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| quench | put out |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |