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 |
|---|---|
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |