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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |