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

WordMeaning
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
encompassinclude
brawnymuscular
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
raspto rub with something rough
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
smirkto smile in a smug or condescending way
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence