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.

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WordMeaning
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
pursea small bag for money
giddydizzy