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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |