GRE Word List
TENET
a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
The meaning of the word tenet is a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| spate | freshet |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |