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 |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |