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 |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |