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 |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| hubbub | noise |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| eventual | contingent |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |