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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
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| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| irate | roused to ire |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| motley | variegated in color |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |