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 |
|---|---|
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| groom | bridegroom |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |