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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| omnipotent | almighty |