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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WordMeaning
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
primaloriginal
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
invalidnot valid:
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
florescencea state or period of flourishing
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot