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 |
|---|---|
| disclose | to make known or public |
| cue | the letter q |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
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