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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humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
cessiona yielding to another : concession
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal