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 |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| connoisseur | expert |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |