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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vitalof the utmost importance
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
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centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war