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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WordMeaning
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
environencircle
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
depleteto empty of a principal substance
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question