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 |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| rotunda | a round building |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |