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 |
|---|---|
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |