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 |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |