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 |
|---|---|
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
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| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |