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 |
|---|---|
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| rank | relative standing or position |