GRE Word List
TENUOUS
having little substance or strength : flimsy
The meaning of the word tenuous is having little substance or strength : flimsy.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
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| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| giddy | dizzy |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
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| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
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