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 |
|---|---|
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |