GRE Word List
TENUOUS
having little substance or strength : flimsy
The meaning of the word tenuous is having little substance or strength : flimsy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |