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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pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
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slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
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countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
connoisseurexpert
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses