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 |
|---|---|
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |