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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| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| encumber | weigh down |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |